NAICS Industry group 3231 · in Printing and related support activities
Federal grants for printing and related support activities
Programs that fund recipients the department coded with this industry. Departments record an industry code on about one agreement in ten, mostly business programs, so this is a guide to which programs fund businesses like yours, not a full count.
- Total value
- $29M
- Agreements
- 99
- To named organizations
- 88
- $25.8M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 11
- $3.3M; never named here
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
Programs that fund this industry
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 26 | $5.1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $4.9M |
| Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $3.9M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 4 | $3.1M |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $2.9M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 6 | $2.4M |
| REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $1.6M |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $1.3M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 1 | $1M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $900K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $609K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 16 | $324K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 13 | $313K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 8 | $217K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $169K |
| Eureka/Eurostar | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $88K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $75K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $54K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $50K |
| CanExport Innovation | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $7,496 |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Simpson Screen Print & Lithography Ltd | 4 | $3.9M |
| Libellule monde inc. | 5 | $3.2M |
| StickerYou Inc. | 9 | $3.1M |
| Wiivv Wearables Inc. | 2 | $2.6M |
| McRae Imaging Inc. | 3 | $2.2M |
| T-Base Communications Inc | 3 | $1.6M |
| 2223134 Nova Scotia Limited | 2 | $1.6M |
| B.R. Printing Plates Company Limited | 2 | $1.4M |
| Hemlock Printers Ltd. | 1 | $1M |
| Mahone Bay Brewing Company Ltd. | 2 | $850K |
| Advertek Inc. | 2 | $745K |
| Imprimerie Gauvin ltée | 3 | $570K |
| Cnem Corporation | 2 | $475K |
| L'usine tac tic inc. | 2 | $303K |
| Flash Reproductions Limited | 1 | $265K |
| The Imaging Systems Group Inc. | 1 | $263K |
| Printwest Ltd. | 1 | $200K |
| Postalgia Inc. | 2 | $184K |
| Dalmack Holdings Ltd. | 1 | $171K |
| JJK Print Inc | 4 | $161K |
| Metropolitan Fine Printers Inc. | 2 | $95K |
| 11756656 Canada Inc. | 2 | $83K |
| Arylla Inc | 2 | $80K |
| Pubco Produits Internationals inc. | 2 | $80K |
| Pat Technology Systems Inc. / Systemes De Technologie Pat Inc. | 3 | $78K |
Plus 11 agreements ($3.3M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | $410K |
| 2018 | 7 | $927K |
| 2019 | 8 | $4M |
| 2020 | 14 | $3.4M |
| 2021 | 14 | $5.4M |
| 2022 | 18 | $2.9M |
| 2023 | 16 | $2.5M |
| 2024 | 8 | $1.1M |
| 2025 | 8 | $3.3M |
| 2026 | 5 | $5.1M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 91 | $24.9M |
| Not stated by the department | 8 | $4.1M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | StickerYou Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Factory in a boxContribution | $1,500,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Promoflex International Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $24,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Libellule monde inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Clean Technologies - SharpSkin TechnologyContribution | $2,500,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Hemlock Printers Ltd. | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Metropolitan Fine Printers Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Three-hinge “plow” disk scoring system development.Contribution | $75,000 |
| May 2025 | Coaster Factory Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $26,000 |
| May 2025 | Pat Technology Systems Inc. / Systemes De Technologie Pat Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2025 | StickerYou Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $250,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Coastal Reign Printing Limited | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Grant | $15,000 |
| Nov 2024 | StickerYou Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI AssistNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Jun 2024 | McRae Imaging Inc. | Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $900,000 |
| Jun 2024 | StickerYou Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| May 2024 | Tempus 3D Ltd. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $10,000 |
| May 2024 | StickerYou Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YEP Proposal - Wasan Kebrit Inside Sales Rep (F)Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Tempus 3D Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Applied Science and EngineeringContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Pat Technology Systems Inc. / Systemes De Technologie Pat Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Coastal Reign Printing Limited | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Grant | $15,000 |
| Dec 2023 | Fablab Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | IP Assist L2: Intellectual Property Strategy EngagementContribution | $15,750 |
| Dec 2023 | Cnem Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | E!19049 - Anode Foam for H2Pro - High surface area electrode materials for green hydrogen productionContribution | $460,400 |
| Nov 2023 | Imprimerie Gauvin ltée | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Developing a data exploitation model to increase operational efficiencyContribution | $445,000 |
| Nov 2023 | Libellule monde inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Business Intelligence - Growing through fidelisationContribution | $220,000 |
| Aug 2023 | Imprimerie Gauvin ltée | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Strategic hiring and commercial plan optimization in a context of business growth and innovationContribution | $75,000 |
| Jun 2023 | Zoo Print Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $10,000 |
| Jun 2023 | No Story Lost Books Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Grant | $19,000 |
| May 2023 | StickerYou Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | GCM Graduate Hire (Sales Coordinator)Contribution | $21,663 |